Emergency Alert System

The current American emergency alert broadcast system traces its roots back to the Cold War Era. The years have passed, technology has advanced and the American population has grown. Over the years, the alert broadcast system has changed in fits and starts. Overall, however, it has failed to keep pace with the population increase and technological environment. Attempts have been made to plug the gaps in broadcast coverage, in reality, the stopgap and partial methods are inadequate. A multitude of

Amber Alert System’s technology, this report will review its source, users, funding and relationship with the Emergency Alert System, sometimes called the Emergency Broadcast System. History and criteria of the system will be examined, as well as collaboration, sharing and program funding. Local information will be discussed from the perspective of an area law enforcement officer. Statewide information will be touched upon from the perspective of the director of the Indiana Amber Alert Clearinghouse

to transmit alerts from the President of the United States, National Weather Service (NWS), state and local emergency operation centers to participating wireless providers to have those alerts broadcast to their customers. With the CAP technology of IPAWS using the IPAWS-OPEN, the program formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), now called the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), issues alerts that are transmitted with technology akin to SMS text messages. These WEA alerts are delivered

limit the output of emergency information to the traditional delivery methods. Social media use continues to grow at a staggering pace. As of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites (Pew Research Center, n.d.). The large percentage adults who utilize social networks daily makes their use by government agencies essential. It is no longer acceptable for Dane County Emergency Management not have a social media presence. With our current messaging system and strategies, we are

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of Emerson. They were manufacturers of elevators, compressors and generator controls. But in the year of 1889 a man by the name of Almon Strowger created the basis for the first practical telephone switch that would later develop into a large scale system that could hold many phone lines at once. Strowger’s original switch had a 10x10 contact bank that allowed it to hold up to 100 different telephones. That doesn’t seem like a lot but based on the year, this is an innovation that would help change

Will battery technology be available for generators?--. While batteries will have a place in home energy systems, storage battery technology is not advanced enough to be a cost-effective addition to a generator used as a backup power source. Both products require installation and proper consultation with electricians in order to ensure your home's electrical

world. Social media is relatively new and could possibly open many gates for communication. This depends heavily on who is publishing information and news on social media. If news spreads fast on social media, then the use of it can be used for emergencies. If many people are

Emergency Management Over the last ten years the issue of emergency management has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is in response to a number of different events that highlighted the need for effective emergency management. As disasters ranging from the 911 terrorist attacks to Hurricane Katrina, underscore the need to have effective emergency management in place at all times. However, with the changing nature of the different threats requires that the emergency management system

Major Official and Unofficial Actors Emergency management systems range from informal arrangements of neighbors helping neighbors, typically found in rural areas, to complex and formal programs offered in larger cities or at higher levels of government. All players have the same goal to increase community and national resiliency, which requires collaboration of many parties from local citizens to the president. This section focuses on key actors that shape emergency management programs in reference to